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Need help with the Saturday, September 27, 2025 NYT Connections puzzle? These are hints for game #839, arranged from subtle clues to the full answer key so you can stop before the spoilers if you prefer. The date and puzzle number are identified by the NYT Connections archive and the puzzle guides from TechRadar and Parade.
Hints for Connections #839
Try the clues in order, moving to the next level only if you need more help.
- Yellow: These words describe a caring or affectionate quality.
- Green: Think of parts that extend from or attach to a body.
- Blue: Four ways to make popcorn, each involving a different appliance or method.
- Purple: Each word can mean to waste or squander something when followed by “away.”
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- Yellow: LOVING
- Green: APPENDAGES
- Blue: POPCORN-MAKING METHODS
- Purple: SQUANDER, WITH “AWAY”
Spoilers: the full answer key
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- LOVING: KIND, SWEET, TENDER, WARM
- APPENDAGES: ARM, FIN, FLIPPER, WING
- POPCORN-MAKING METHODS: KETTLE, MICROWAVE, POPPER, STOVETOP
- SQUANDER, WITH “AWAY”: FIDDLE, FRITTER, THROW, TRIFLE
For the popcorn group, the answer is POPPER. TechRadar’s word list and answer key support that spelling; Parade’s corresponding list prints “PEPPER,” which appears to be a transcription error.
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Why the date includes the year
“Saturday, September 27” refers to the 2025 puzzle, not a recurring daily answer. Connections gets a new board at midnight in each time zone, so the date alone can be ambiguous in an archive. The puzzle guides identify this board as #839.
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